Tortured Souls: Animae Damnatae
Encyclopedia
"Tortured Souls" is a novelette
written by Clive Barker
, and included with the Tortured Souls
series of collectible figures
he designed with Todd McFarlane
in 2001. Each chapter was included separately with the series 1 figures. Clive Barker designed a second series of these figures in 2002, and they were also released by Todd McFarlane.
The story was broken into six parts, each corresponding with the figure it was packaged with. The order is as follows:
Book 1 - Agonistes: The Secret Face of Genesis
Book 2 - Scythe Meister: The Assassin Transformed
Book 3 - Lucidique: The Avenger
Book 4 - Talisac: The Surgeon of the Sacred Heart
Book 5 - Venal Anatomica: The Hunter of Primordium
Book 6 - Mongroid: The Second Coming
The first named character introduced, Agonistes is a mysterious manipulator of flesh. It is he that turned Krieger and Lucidique into monsters.
Zarles Krieger/Scythe Meister
Lucidique
Daughter of a senator, after witnessing his death she shows Zarles Krieger where Agonistes resides. Shortly after Scythe Meister killed the emperor, Krieger's former boss sent his sons to capture and interrogate Lucidique about Scythe Meister. Lucidique was murdered in the desert, but Agonistes turned her into a monster. Soon thereafter, she killed her murderer and went back home to find The Scythe Meister and falls in love with him. She witnesses his death at the hands of Venal Anatomica, and in retribution blinds Venal Anatomica, leaving him to wander helpless through Primodium.
Dr. Talisac
Venal Anatomica
A nine foot tall monster made of rotten flesh, Venal Anatomica was one of Dr. Talisac's failures. Montefalco wished it to be completed in order to get rid of the two monsters[The Scythe Meaister; Lucidique], which were haunting Primodium. Strong and apparently immune to pain, Venal Anatomica succeeded in killing The Scythe Meister, but was overcome by Lucidique, who blinded him. Venal then spent the rest of his life eating bodies from a graveyard.
Mongroid
-like creatures: Agonistes, a transformer of people into monsters who may be a creation of God; the Scythe-Meister
, an assassin created by Agonistes to bring a corrupt empire to its knees; Lucidique
, the daughter of a slain senator who is strangely falling in love with the Scythe-Meister; Talisac
, a twisted doctor who has impregnated and attached himself to a strange machine; Venal Anatomica
, a hulking assassin with an inhuman bloodlust; and Mongroid
, Talisac's soon-to-be born child with a huge mouth in his stomach.
Novelette
A novelette is a piece of short prose fiction. The distinction between a novelette and other literary forms is usually based upon word count, with a novelette being longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella...
written by Clive Barker
Clive Barker
Clive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
, and included with the Tortured Souls
Tortured Souls
Tortured Souls, also known as Clive Barker's Tortured Souls, is a series of six action figures and a novelette starring the characters of the series. Distributed by McFarlane Toys on July 2001, the series included six monsters designed by horror author Clive Barker...
series of collectible figures
Figurine
A figurine is a statuette that represents a human, deity or animal. Figurines may be realistic or iconic, depending on the skill and intention of the creator. The earliest were made of stone or clay...
he designed with Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....
in 2001. Each chapter was included separately with the series 1 figures. Clive Barker designed a second series of these figures in 2002, and they were also released by Todd McFarlane.
The story was broken into six parts, each corresponding with the figure it was packaged with. The order is as follows:
Book 1 - Agonistes: The Secret Face of Genesis
Book 2 - Scythe Meister: The Assassin Transformed
Book 3 - Lucidique: The Avenger
Book 4 - Talisac: The Surgeon of the Sacred Heart
Book 5 - Venal Anatomica: The Hunter of Primordium
Book 6 - Mongroid: The Second Coming
Characters
AgonistesThe first named character introduced, Agonistes is a mysterious manipulator of flesh. It is he that turned Krieger and Lucidique into monsters.
Zarles Krieger/Scythe Meister
Lucidique
Daughter of a senator, after witnessing his death she shows Zarles Krieger where Agonistes resides. Shortly after Scythe Meister killed the emperor, Krieger's former boss sent his sons to capture and interrogate Lucidique about Scythe Meister. Lucidique was murdered in the desert, but Agonistes turned her into a monster. Soon thereafter, she killed her murderer and went back home to find The Scythe Meister and falls in love with him. She witnesses his death at the hands of Venal Anatomica, and in retribution blinds Venal Anatomica, leaving him to wander helpless through Primodium.
Dr. Talisac
Venal Anatomica
A nine foot tall monster made of rotten flesh, Venal Anatomica was one of Dr. Talisac's failures. Montefalco wished it to be completed in order to get rid of the two monsters[The Scythe Meaister; Lucidique], which were haunting Primodium. Strong and apparently immune to pain, Venal Anatomica succeeded in killing The Scythe Meister, but was overcome by Lucidique, who blinded him. Venal then spent the rest of his life eating bodies from a graveyard.
Mongroid
Film adaptation
Tortured Souls: Animae Damnatae is the story of six CenobiteCenobite (Hellraiser)
The Cenobites are extradimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the novella The Hellbound Heart and the nine Hellraiser films...
-like creatures: Agonistes, a transformer of people into monsters who may be a creation of God; the Scythe-Meister
Scythe-Meister
The Scythe-Meister, a.k.a. The Assassin Transformed, is a fictional character created by Clive Barker for the Tortured Souls toy line. The Scythe-Meister was once a young assassin from the poorest part of Primodium. He enjoyed severely mutilating his victims before killing them...
, an assassin created by Agonistes to bring a corrupt empire to its knees; Lucidique
Lucidique
Lucidique, a.k.a. The Avenger, is a fictional character created by Clive Barker for the Tortured Souls toy line. Lucidique is the cenobitic"'Senators" daughter. Her father was killed by Scythe-Meister...
, the daughter of a slain senator who is strangely falling in love with the Scythe-Meister; Talisac
Talisac
Dr. Talisac, a.k.a. The Surgeon of the Sacred Heart, is a fictional character created by Clive Barker for the Tortured Souls toy line. He is hanging from his face by six hooks, his upper left arm has flesh peeled back, but his most notable feature is the translucent womb where his genitals should...
, a twisted doctor who has impregnated and attached himself to a strange machine; Venal Anatomica
Venal Anatomica
Venal Anatomica, a.k.a. The Hunter of Primordium, is a fictional character created by Clive Barker for the Tortured Souls toy line. He has nails hammered into his shoulder and leg and is at least nine feet tall.-References:...
, a hulking assassin with an inhuman bloodlust; and Mongroid
Mongroid
The Mongroid, a.k.a. The Second Coming, is a fictional character created by Clive Barker for the Tortured Souls toy line. Mongroid is the cenobitic son of Dr. Talisac. Mongroid grew in Talisac's "womb" for seventeen weeks. Once born, it looked somewhat like Talisac, except being crablike and being...
, Talisac's soon-to-be born child with a huge mouth in his stomach.
External links
- Tortured Souls at McFarlane Toys website.
- http://www.cenobite.com/encyc/tsc.htm
- http://www.clivebarker.info/modelsb.html